Doug Keans

Doug Keans
Born (1958-01-07) January 7, 1958 (age 66)
Pembroke, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb)
Position Goaltender
Caught Left
Played for Los Angeles Kings
Boston Bruins
NHL draft 94th overall, 1978
Los Angeles Kings
Playing career 1978–1989

Douglas Frederick Keans (born January 7, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings and Boston Bruins between 1980 and 1988.

Playing career

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In his youth, he played in the 1970 and 1971 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Barrie.[1]

Following a solid junior career with the Oshawa Generals, Keans was selected in the 6th round (94th overall) of the 1978 NHL Entry Draft by the Los Angeles Kings. He would make his debut in the 1979–80 season, posting a stellar 2.47 goals-against average in 10 games. Keans spent parts of four seasons with the Kings, but was inconsistent and never fully established himself, serving as one of several backups to incumbent starter Mario Lessard. His best season was 1981–82, when he posted an 8–10–7 record and 4.30 GAA in 31 appearances.

Keans was claimed off waivers by the Boston Bruins prior to the 1983–84 season to back up starter Pete Peeters. In Boston, he would finally settle down and play consistent hockey, establishing himself as one of the better backup goaltenders in the NHL. In his first season as a Bruin, he posted a 19–8–3 record with an excellent 3.10 GAA as well as his first two career shutouts.

While Boston cycled through starting goalies during the mid-1980s, Keans was a fixture as the backup, routinely outplaying the starter. He would spend 5 seasons in Boston, backing up Peeters, Pat Riggin, Bill Ranford and Réjean Lemelin. During this period he never won less than 14 games in a season, never finished with a record below .500, and compiled a stellar 84–46–13 record. Despite his solid performances, however, he was considered too small at 5'7" to be relied upon as a #1 netminder.

At the trade deadline near the end of the 1987–88 season, Boston would acquire star netminder Andy Moog from the Edmonton Oilers. Lemelin was now the backup, and Keans was relegated to the #3 position and sent to the minors. He would spend another season in the minors before retiring in 1989, although he would come out of retirement for two brief stints in low-end minor pro during the 1990s.

Keans finished his 9-year NHL career with 96–64–26 record and 3.50 GAA in 210 career appearances, along with 4 shutouts.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA SV%
1975–76 Oshawa Legionaires MJBHL
1975–76 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 1 0 0 0 29 4 0 8.28
1976–77 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 48 2632 291 0 6.63
1977–78 Oshawa Generals OMJHL 42 2500 172 1 4.13 5 1 3 1 299 23 0 4.63
1978–79 Saginaw Gears IHL 59 3207 217 0 4.06 2 120 10 0 5.05
1979–80 Los Angeles Kings NHL 10 3 3 3 556 23 0 2.48 .907 1 0 1 40 7 0 10.50 .650
1979–80 Binghamton Dusters AHL 7 3 3 2 429 25 0 3.50 .874
1979–80 Saginaw Gears IHL 22 1070 67 1 3.76
1980–81 Los Angeles Kings NHL 9 2 3 1 454 37 0 4.89 .837
1980–81 Houston Apollos CHL 11 3 4 4 699 27 0 2.32 .912
1980–81 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 9 3 5 0 492 32 1 3.90 .883
1981–82 Los Angeles Kings NHL 31 8 10 7 1431 103 0 4.32 .864 2 0 1 31 1 0 1.96 .800
1981–82 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 13 5 5 1 686 33 2 2.89 .901
1982–83 Los Angeles Kings NHL 6 0 2 2 304 24 0 4.73 .826
1982–83 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 30 13 13 2 1724 125 0 4.35 .864
1983–84 Boston Bruins NHL 33 19 8 3 1777 92 2 3.11 .883
1984–85 Boston Bruins NHL 25 16 6 3 1496 82 1 3.29 .877 4 2 2 238 15 0 3.78 .864
1985–86 Boston Bruins NHL 30 14 13 3 1754 107 0 3.66 .863
1986–87 Boston Bruins NHL 36 18 8 4 1942 108 0 3.34 .881 2 0 2 238 15 0 3.78 .864
1987–88 Boston Bruins NHL 30 16 11 0 1658 90 1 3.26 .880
1987–88 Maine Mariners AHL 10 8 2 0 600 34 0 3.40 .881 10 5 5 617 42 0 4.08 .868
1988–89 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 4 1 3 0 239 17 0 4.27 .847
1988–89 Springfield Indians AHL 32 11 16 2 1737 124 0 4.28 .854
1992–93 Minnesota Iron Rangers AmHA 8 2 6 0 481 39 0 4.86 .870
1992–93 Jacksonville Bullets SunHL 15 8 5 0 801 53 1 3.97 .885 5 2 2 1 301 17 0 3.39
1995–96 Jacksonville Bullets SHL 9 5 3 0 430 53 0 5.15 .854
NHL totals 210 96 64 26 11374 666 4 3.51 .874 9 2 6 428 34 0 4.77 .824

References

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  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
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